Fish pole holder



Aug. 10, 1943. L. SNIDER 2,326,695

FISHPOLE HOLDER Filed Nov. 14, 1942 After fishing for a the continuedholding of laffishing pole or rod I becomes Very tiresome, and"fishermen -ofteni-rea sort to various make shiftdevices for holdingthe. pole or rod, in position either on thshore or'in a other smallspace.

It is the object of the present invention to pro.

Patented Aug. 1943 V 1: Yu met i The-invention relates, to. fisif'peieholders; and 7 more particularlyto a device adaptedlt'o bequi'ckly '.andeasily mounte d upon the ground 'or upo n a boat forholdinga fishing.poleerredjinanygdesired position. I Q11 I considerable period; of time,

boat, such asby anchoring the handle portion of the pole by meansofheavy stones orby wedging it under a seatof the boat-, usually withmore or 1 less'unsatisiactory results.

' It is known that some devices have lbeen used, to a limitedEXT/611K101 holdin fishing poles so that the fisherman ma relax whilefishing; but

such devices as I haveseen are more or less crude; are not capable ofquick and easy adjustment; are

not adaptedffor use both .upon shore and upon boats, and'are not soconstructed that they can v be knocked down and placed in a tackle boxor vide a fish pole holder which may be quickly and easilyknocked down,and which comprisesa plurality of parts of such size that they maybeplaced in a tackle box for transportation and storage.

I. Similar numeralslE- refer Fig. -2 ,,;e n elevation'cf theadjustablelatt achment for mounting theholderluporfa boa ,.Fig. 3, asection taken-on theline' v d... y

- .a section takenicnvth throughoutthedravtiiig.. .f. I r The irnp'ro edfishipole olderifis ill ti ted in 1 Figeiycomprisesfour 'eparablepa'rtslo 'isiuchi'size' knocked, downlthey may be; I

and: shape that whe he squared red I Lytherest memberjl'z, anajtheeekmemberla'desi neu to be assembled inflth armer'shown in Fi 1'. Thesndard;

end of the post, and is provided with an opening 11, which may besquare, as shown in"thedraw'- ing, or provided with at least one squaredor flat Another object is the provision of such a fish pole holder thatis 7 to hold a pole in any desired position.

A further object is to provide a device offthis character which may beused either on land or upon a boat.

, A still further object is to provide a simple and easily operate-dattachment for adjustably mounting the holder upon a boat.

,Another object of the invention is to provide a fish pole holder ofthis character comprising a post or standard having a squared openingthrough its upper portion, a squared rod slidably located through saidopening, a rest member having a squared opening slidablymounted upon therod, and a hook member having a'squarecl opening slidably mountedupon'the rod, all of said parts being separable.

The above objects, together with others which will be apparent from thedrawing and following description, or which may be later referred to,

' may be attained by constructing the improved fish pole holder in themanner illustrated in the accompanying drawing, inwhioh- I Figure 1 is aperspective view of a fish pole holder constructed in accordance withtheinven- 7 tion;

easily and readilyadjustable 3 The hook member i3 is also provided witha 45' shank portion 23 having the enlarged or thick-.

side wall to prevent axial turning of the rod- I I,

shown in Fig. 1. I This rod 1 l is of square, orother cross-sectionalwhen the same is located'through said opening as shape, corresponding tothe'shape of'the opening 1 Land is of such size that it will have asliding fit through said opening. V

The rest member [2 include the shank portion l8, having the enlarged, orthickened base portion, I9. provided with a squared opening 29 of suchshape and size that itiwill have a sliding fit upontherodll. V The restportion 2i, at the upper end of the shank 18, may be of substantiallyU-shape, and of such size that the handle portion of a fishing pole,- orrod, may be easily accommodatedthere'- in; as shown inv broken lines at22, in'Fig. 1.

ened base portion 2 3 in which is-formed an open:-

ing 25 'of the same cr-oss-sectionalshape asthe," rod II, and of suchsize that it will slidably fit v upon said rod. v V v .This member'ispreferablyprovided with two oppositelydisposed, downwardly directedhooks l .26, beneath either of which theendIo-i the fish pole handlemaybe inserted, in the manner shown in Fig. 1.

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s q n ffihera h iwerf'erit t o tiqnbeinetpi fr v the same tobeeasily'inserted into the ground, and

terminates in the pointed extremity l5. g e v An enlarged head. It isformed upon .theupper All of these partsinay'be made of any suitable susii ia j pqni h9955 2 3 1119 -i teedtheo tm mb rmw'b inde eedenfii' a uon .the'tr re et fi'e wee hl pih ts'b 5 9 h i t fish P9 i en m j ism'.endj at axif an "desired.

material, preferably metal, and they may be stamped, forged, cast orotherwise formed to produeo the desired size and shape. In using thedevice to fish from the shore, the parts may be assembled in th mannershown in Fig. 1, and the sharpened end of the post is inserted into theground to a sulficient depth to hold the device firmly in place, the rodI I being so disposed that the rest member I2 is located towardthewater. a

The-fish line maythen be cast into the Water and the handle portion ofthe fish pole 2 2 is placed in the rest 21 and the end thereof isinserted beneath one of the hooks 2E, holdinge the pole in position sothat the fisherman mayTwatoh the line or float and need not touch thefish. pole except when he gets a bite.

post upon the bracket.

by the clamping screw 32 which is'preferably in the form of a thumbscrew for easy manual H adjustment. At each end of the bracket 35] isformed an angularly disposed, fork 33, arranged to accom- V-modate thepost l0, and intermediate of said forks is located a 11001135 arrangedto engage over the post l8 and'provided with a threaded straight shank35 located through an aperture 36 111 the braoket andgadapted to betightened by meansof athumb nut-31 for rigidly clamping the When usedwith this attachment the various adjustments above described may beutilized, and

When fishing from a boat, the post 1'9 may be inserted in an oar-lockandthe devicepositioned so thattherest 2l. is logatedputward, and thefish p e may AWPR IW Q D-QQQQh lq lmi m n vedee r bed: 7

- It will be "seen that the improved fishi pole eating the post lflinthqd red position and atthe desired angle, therod; 1 inay 'be adjusted erest member ,tIn'E 2 is sh w a b teme t whamm be r m ,.l'1a in aiclemp eg sc ew 2 i a ch t ltqt eu wa l t-bretb su port.

frh attachinglbraoket an is prpyided. with. an ee u e r .,.e ee e, a. eei 'e a ansrl iediuste m itien329M1 j e emn as -furthermore the entiredevice may be held in any desired angular adjustment by means of the ad-,iustine-sc 3 i I claim:

lnAefish pole holder comprising a supporting V I substa tial y; ,a lrnetygde e, angl th ret a lreetmeg hereli abl mou tednp fi rodand P s.199 e i e e iustabl up n a re at t. arran e to re eive and,ieu prttheheii e or- 'tion of a fish vfp'ole,'and"a hook inen b er slidablymounted upon ,th rod and arranged to engage oyer the. end er 5amhandleportion' to me the T fish pole in adjusted,positio A fish polellol derlcon ising', a, supporting e e 'oii n i ear h -re e v a e r S dr member being arranged to receiye. and support k the handlej portion ofI a; fish wpole liand a hook m eeevi e k edqer e e lid h r ceivin aidrod haying adownwardly P TVed t arranged to engage; o-yer Ithefjen'di oflsaid

